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    3.6 (251 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Need T.

    I love this Barnes & Noble. Years ago, I used to have a Meetup group that met here - the staff is fantastic!!! It's a great place to start out the morning - the largest selection of magazines. Love their servers - use those coupons you get at checkout ! Then walk over and get yourself an excellent pastry. The baristas have been coming up with their own selection of drinks, yesterday I had an iced chai with a strawberry topping that she made without dairy! That went above and beyond! Nice place to sit down and just read a magazine - and now they have novellas for $5 - they choose one and recommend it at the counter - very helpful. Picked this one up yesterday - nearly done!! Love it The staff is incredible

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    Caitlin D.

    It's Barnes & Noble first, Starbucks next. Therefore they don't accept Starbucks gift card or gold card at this location. They accept cash or card though. The workers are nice and friendly. My cousin got ice water (free). Added some lemon juice packet to it, very refreshing. I ordered an iced shaken espresso with whole milk and a little bit of sweetener. I like that they didn't fill it all the way up with milk, therefore it's not like those other Starbucks where they give you 99% milk. I thought it was perfectly balanced and nice and foamy! The price was under $5 at $3.79 which is pretty good for a tall (small cup). They have outdoor seating (but it's hot out) and indoor seating (nice seats and tables, very big space). The vibes are warm and open. I like it! You can walk around Barnes and Nobles with the drinks too.

    Krajicek K.

    Still love to browse shelves and shelves of books. This location has a cafe inside and a wide variety of books. It was nice to find a few tables of 50% off books. Also found bottles of bubble bath. Reading a good book in the bubble bath must be really relaxing.

    Michael P.

    I love this place to work. It has a very open feel to it and with a cup of coffee from their Starbucks, it puts me in a productive mood. They have wifi, and tables; if you need an outlet then you may have to wait but if you come here with full juice then you'll be great. 5/5 I will be coming back to get some work done here. I love how big it feels.

    Joey H.

    Thank you for the quick pick up and check out! The book of Enoch. Brand new and perfect condition! Friendly staffs! God blessed !

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    Jerry H.

    This store was big, organized and clean. We needed a few books for my sons school work. We looked around and couldn't find a section for Black history month. I thought for sure, they would have one section since this is an important month. We spoke to a staff member and she walked us over to a small section at the end of an aisle. It had a few books that were very good books for Black history month. We found a great book for my son but there wasn't much to chose from. I wish the selection was bigger but at least there was a small section. The staff member was very kind and helpful. The cashier was fast and friendly. Overall, it's a great store with great staff. We did get a good book that we wanted. Good job!

    Arnel D.

    Used to spend lots of time here studying or readingnall the magazines instead of buying them lol. The coffee shop was always a good place to get my brainstorming on. The reading material here is always available and reasonably priced. The place is always neat and organized. Every so often there's a meet and greet of authors. I don't usually buy books. My wife does as she is a bookwo so I happen to join her when she needs a book or two. With most articles and media being digital it's a rarity that I feel the need to buy a paper back or magazine. Once in a while I'll find one read that's worth buying to collect such as Kobe Bryant's Book. Added it to our growing collection at home. Not sure if I'll read it or just keep it on display as I am a diehard Lakers Fan. Got a great price! I'll be back for sure as my wife is a teacher. She tends to buy books like they're going out of style.

    Five nights at Freddy's Party at Barnes and Noble was so creative!

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    Such a large Barnes & Noble, and we've never had an issue with parking. One of our favorite go to ways to spend a laid back day/evening!

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    I love Rima she is so sweet!! This Barnes and noble is so nice inside as well as the outside!! Thank u rima

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    Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore

    4.8
    (135 reviews)
    12.5 mi
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    One of my favorite bookstores!…read more I think I found out about them because of the L.A. Times' Festival of Books that occurs annually. They were one of the vendors, and they always had such a great selection of books. And their staff was amazing, especially working under the pressure of a book festival! I've had the privilege of being able to visit their physical location, and it was such a lovely (and expensive) visit. Their store proved on what a great selection of books they have, and a good number of them were special edition, signed bookplates, or inked signatures! Staff was great at the physical location, as well. Also, we were able to visit on a Friday for a free book! They do have special events quite often, where an author may come by and speak about their book and do signings! Their Instagram page is quite active, thankfully, so I've been able to order a few special events' books to be delivered to me ( I don't live in the SD area). For the physical location, the parking can be a bit limiting, depending on what time you go. We visited them two (three?) times in a given week and had most success for a parking space earlier in the day, and didn't try to venture for an evening visit. Highly, highly, highly recommend you visit this bookstore and support their business!

    Very clean spacious retail store and another Sam Diego business with excellent customer service…read more Asked about hard sci-fi and the staff there all pointed to the in house sci-fi guy. Very helpful, interesting to chat with and I got a few new authors to check out! They even have a free book Friday shelf! This place is great! I shoulda got a tshirt

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    Next to a Smash Burger place I wish I went to.  Very clean and tidy.
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    3.8
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    Cool little Barnes and Noble in an old theater space! I love that they kept the theater marquee out…read morefront. It looks super cool! The bf also got a kick out of it since he worked as a theater manager for years and loves checking out different theaters. The inside of the store was pretty similar to other Barnes and Nobles, maybe a bit smaller. Good amount of book merch and themed table sections, but I think the lighting could have been a bit brighter. They were running some great deals before new years so I picked up a few new books. I have noticed that sometimes Barnes and Noble doesn't pick up the discounts listed on the stickers on the front covers of books, so I pay extra attention when those are rung up. The guy at the register was super nice and corrected it, no problem!

    Loved how this old movie theater was repurposed into a bookstore/Barnes and Noble. The interior has…read morethe old remnants of the theater, pretty evident through the decor running along the ceiling. Super cool! And of course, the Bookstar sign out front giving it old theater vibes. Selection was similar to what other B&N have. Their record section was cute, displayed in the front window. The store was well organized, easy to navigate, and had all the featured table displays. I was searching for The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig when I went, but they were out of stock. The employee who helped me offered to call another store in the area, which was really nice of her! I ended up getting it at the Mission Valley location. Overall worth a visit, if only to take pictures of the cool sign. Otherwise, it's like any other Barnes & Noble.

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